Quiz: How well do you know your SAT vocabulary?

Among them: the end of what are fondly known as "SAT words". You know, the ones you learn for the SAT and never use again -- like "sagacious" and "prevaricator." Or, as the College Board puts it: "Vocabulary focused on words that are sometimes obscure and not widely used in college and career. These words, while interesting and useful in specific instances, often lack broad utility in varied disciplines and contexts."

Amy Scott is Marketplace’s education correspondent. In addition to covering the K-12 and higher education beats, she files general business and economic stories for Marketplace programs and marketplace.org, drawing from her experience covering finance in New...